JPMorgan Says Ex-First Lady of U.S. Virgin Islands Helped Epstein Traffic Women

The former first lady of the U.S. Virgin Islands helped Jeffrey Epstein’s victims get visas and lined up English-language classes for them, facilitating his alleged sex-trafficking scheme, JPMorgan Chase said in a new court filing. 

The bank released emails between Epstein and the former first lady, Cecile de Jongh, who was also an office manager for the convicted sex offender’s businesses in the U.S. territory, as part of a lawsuit between the government and the bank over Epstein’s connections to both. 

The U.S. Virgin Islands sued JPMorgan late last year, alleging the bank facilitated Epstein’s alleged crimes by giving him access to bank accounts and cash he used to pay victims. JPMorgan could have helped the government stop Epstein earlier, the Virgin Islands has said, but it ignored red flags and courted him as a valuable client.